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Cash-strapped cities could use innovative pricing mechanisms to not only raise revenue for much needed infrastructure projects but also improve the environmental objectives associated with wastewater treatment, according to a recently released paper from the Metcalf Foundation.

That more than half of Canadians believe water is the country’s most important natural resource is a great starting point for future conversations on water related infrastructure spending, according to findings in the RBC Canadian Water Attitudes Survey.

Manufacturers and mining operations could have a new way of treating their wastewater streams within the next few years. Being developed and commercialized by Forward Water Technologies (FWT), an upstart from GreenCentre Canada, with the help of the Xerox Research Centre of Canada, the process could provide a wide range of industrial customers with a more energy efficient wastewater treatment method.